Hacks.
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L to R: Legendary comic Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) performs while her reluctant assistant Ava (Hannah Einbinder) literally waits in the wings on
Hacks. Jake Niles Getter/HBO Max
There exists, in some alternate universe, a version of the new HBO Max series
Hacks that is spikier, faster, meaner and as a result, considerably thinner, less generous and less rewarding than the one that premieres today.
Happily, this one s pretty great, because it achieves and maintains a delicate balance born out of: 1. Knowing its subject and 2. A determination to treat its two lead characters fairly.
Hacks : A Comedic Generational Divide Gets Bridged, (Jean) Smartly by Glen Weldon
6:46am May 13, 2021 L to R: Legendary comic Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) performs while her reluctant assistant Ava (Hannah Einbinder) literally waits in the wings on Hacks. Jake Niles Getter / HBO Max
There exists, in some alternate universe, a version of the new HBO Max series
Hacks that is spikier, faster, meaner and as a result, considerably thinner, less generous and less rewarding than the one that premieres today.
Happily, this one s pretty great, because it achieves and maintains a delicate balance born out of: 1. Knowing its subject and 2. A determination to treat its two lead characters fairly.